Mad. L. I positively must take a peep. Oh! De Bevannes, look! beautiful! What a charming accomplishment it is to draw well.
Mar. Yes, for an engineer, or a builder—
Bev. Or an actor—
Mar. Why gracious! Monsieur de Bevannes, you have said a good thing.
Bev. Have I? Allow me to apologize.
Mar. Not at all; it's your first offence.
Mad. L. How beautifully finished these groups are.
Bev. Positively, they're not so bad.
Mad. L. Bad! my dear sir; they're exquisite. Look, for instance at that horse—is it not perfection?
Bev. It would be, doubtless—only it happens to be a cow.